General Vancouver Updates - Page 164

GeeCee · #**3261** Posted **May 16, 2012, 2:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by TwoFace

Did the sign say if it was Weissach or MCL?

I think it's a new location for the MCL dealership, given the name. "Porsche Centre Vancouver" is currently the name of the one on 3rd Ave.

TwoFace · #**3262** Posted **May 16, 2012, 2:45 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeeCee

I think it's a new location for the MCL dealership, given the name. "Porsche Centre Vancouver" is currently the name of the one on 3rd Ave.

That must be it.

wrenegade · #**3263** Posted **May 16, 2012, 3:50 PM**

The current Aston Martin dealership is part of MCL correct? Perhaps they will be backfilling the current Porsche dealership? Audi is supposed to be building a new facility on the current site.

wrenegade · #**3264** Posted **May 16, 2012, 3:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by entheosfog

one block east of where the Mercedes dealership is going:

This was previously going to be the site of the Red Truck Brewery?

hollywoodnorth · #**3265** Posted **May 16, 2012, 8:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by wrenegade

This was previously going to be the site of the Red Truck Brewery?

yup and that flopped a while back

SFUVancouver · #**3266** Posted **May 19, 2012, 9:27 PM**

The Werks (7th and Ash)

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 18th, 2012.

Display board for a project across the street from the Werks

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 18th, 2012.

Site for the this project

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 18th, 2012.

Site demolition at 6th and Cambie for a mixed-use project

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 18th, 2012.

Uptown as seen from 11th Ave

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 18th, 2012.

Uptown up close

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 18th, 2012.

flight_from_kamakura · #**3267** Posted **May 19, 2012, 11:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

Uptown as seen from 11th Ave

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 18th, 2012.

weird, a lot of trucks in that photo. thanks for all the snaps, btw.

Vestry · #**3268** Posted **May 22, 2012, 5:00 PM**

The large George Pearson rehab site on Oak between 57th and 59th is being re-developed by UBC Properties Trust.

SFUVancouver · #**3269** Posted **May 25, 2012, 4:18 AM**

Pinnacle Broadway beside Pulse

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

Kits 360

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 23rd, 2012.

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

7th and Fir Supportive Housing

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

7th and Fir

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

Future park on Fir at 6th

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

700 West 8th

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th, 2012.

jsbertram · #**3270** Posted **May 25, 2012, 7:42 PM**

I happened to be driving along 6th yesterday, and I see that the property on the S.E corner of Willow & 6th is nearly finished demolition.

More condos with the catchy name "Willow & 6th".

officedweller · #**3271** Posted **May 25, 2012, 7:58 PM**

Thanks for the updates.

Those bubble panels on 700 Wst 8th are a bit overwhelming (gaudy) in the pics.
It'll looks better once the vines cover them up a bit.

jlousa · #**3272** Posted **May 25, 2012, 8:36 PM**

Been busy with work lately...
Anyways here's the latest Vancouver update.

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4320 Slocan Street (DE415814)
Yenik Realty Ltd. has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone 4320 Slocan Street from C-1 (Commercial) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is for a 4-storey mixed-use building, comprised of approximately 3 956 m² (42 585 sq. ft.) of floor area, with a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.11, and a height of 14.2 m (46.4 ft.). Two commercial retail units (CRUs) with 41 residential rental units above are proposed. A total of 19 parking stalls, 61 bicycle spaces, 1 car-share space, and 2 loading spaces would be provided.

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2610 Victoria Drive (DE415800)
Henriquez Partners Architects, on behalf of Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISS of BC), has submitted a concurrent rezoning and development permit application to rezone 2610 Victoria Drive from RM-4 (Multiple Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District for the purpose of developing a “Welcome House Centre”.

The project will consist of classroom, meeting, office, and clinic spaces as well as 28 units of short-term and transition housing units in one building with a 4-storey wing to the south and a 6-storey wing to the north. One level of underground parking for 34 cars and 42 bicycles will be provided. A floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.5 and a maximum height of 20.4 m is proposed.

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4533-4591 Cambie Street and 510 West 29th Avenue
Intergulf Development Group has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone 4533-4591 Cambie Street from RS-1 (One-Family Dwelling) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is for three 6-storey residential buildings containing 177 units and 8 townhouses, with 20 per cent of the total number of units (37 units) being provided as market rental housing. The proposal includes a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.62 and 195 underground parking spaces.

wrenegade · #**3273** Posted **May 25, 2012, 9:36 PM**

It's really a shame the developer at that Slocan site wasn't able to assemble the entire block. That remaining retail building is a 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 🞵🞵 🞵🞵🞵🞵. That being said, it's a pretty decent looking development, the floorplans are done quite well. Not crazy about the brown/orange colour pallet, but hopefully that could be addresses at UDP.

edit: Are a lot of those PDFs not loading properly for anyone else? I can only see page 1 of some of the documents, and others have 3 or 4 completely blank pages. The Cambie Street proposal is the worst one.

officedweller · #**3274** Posted **May 25, 2012, 10:40 PM**

For the Slocan one - why isn't the driveway off the lane?

The Victoria Drive one looks good - nice to see 8 storeys - it will step up nicely when the Safeway site is redeveloped. I can see complaints about the slab facade facing the Grandview Cut though.

The Cambie project looks nice - symmetrical and refined. The curved corners work well with the curve of Cambie Street.

The images loaded fine for me - but I didn't look at all of them.

BodomReaper · #**3275** Posted **May 26, 2012, 3:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by wrenegade

edit: Are a lot of those PDFs not loading properly for anyone else? I can only see page 1 of some of the documents, and others have 3 or 4 completely blank pages. The Cambie Street proposal is the worst one.

That was happening for me using Chrome, but switching to IE (

) fixed the problem.

Edit: The Cambie Project looks great! As long as densities are significantly higher close to the transit stations, I think we're in for a real treat along the Cambie corridor.

SFUVancouver · #**3276** Posted **May 26, 2012, 5:08 AM**

Thanks for posting, Jlousa.

The Immigrant Services Society of BC building makes me think that their prime downtown site on Drake Street at Seymour will be in play sometime in the near future.

The Cambie project looks good, too. I sure hope some CAC money starts accumulating in an account somewhere from projects in the vicinity of 33rd that would help fund the 'future station' at that street. I still think it's a real shame that there wasn't a station planned for the 16th/Cambie Village part of the corridor.

Millennium2002 · #**3277** Posted **May 26, 2012, 8:27 AM**

I'm not sure if the 33rd and Cambie project should have retail at bottom vs more townhomes...

mr.sandbag · #**3278** Posted **May 26, 2012, 2:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by wrenegade

It's really a shame the developer at that Slocan site wasn't able to assemble the entire block. That remaining retail building is a 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 🞵🞵 🞵🞵🞵🞵. That being said, it's a pretty decent looking development, the floorplans are done quite well. Not crazy about the brown/orange colour pallet, but hopefully that could be addresses at UDP.

edit: Are a lot of those PDFs not loading properly for anyone else? I can only see page 1 of some of the documents, and others have 3 or 4 completely blank pages. The Cambie Street proposal is the worst one.

i had the same problem until i noticed there was a crome upgrade. fixed it pretty quick.

like the cambie one, it would be great to see more of this along cambie.

hollywoodnorth · #**3279** Posted **May 26, 2012, 9:52 PM**

B.C.’s AirCare program to end after 20 years
To end after 2014 for light cars and trucks

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/scraps+AirCare+after+years/6674280/story.html

Does ICBC own most of the Aircare locations? or lease?

Regardless should be a fair chunk of land and space coming back into the system in a few years when they shut down >> http://www.aircare.ca/inspinfo-locationsandhours.php

hollywoodnorth · #**3280** Posted **May 27, 2012, 9:53 AM**

Powell Street overpass proposal will level buildings, raise street

$50 million project would add pedestrian paths and bike lane

Read more: http://www.vancourier.com/news/Powell+St...+street/6680980/story.html#ixzz1w3yPeI51